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having said that, john boehner, speaker boehner, has shown his willingness to work out an agreement here. that can be done by affecting deductions, loopholes that would include those in the upper brackets so that the president could get the revenue that he says he is looking for, but it would be done in a way that tax rates are not increased. therefore, we believe that would not slow economic growth. i think there's enough on the table if both sides want an agreement, i think john boehner has put enough on the table that an agreement can be reached, and as far as republicans getting clocked in the last election, the fact is we still have a very large majority in the house of representatives, so it could be said that while president obama won and he did win, the fact is in the congress the american people have returned a republican house of representatives so we also have, if you want to call it a mandate. i don't like to use that terminology, but i think if there's any mandate it's to try to reach common ground, and i think speaker boehner has put enough on the table that a real compromi
having said that, john boehner, speaker boehner, has shown his willingness to work out an agreement here. that can be done by affecting deductions, loopholes that would include those in the upper brackets so that the president could get the revenue that he says he is looking for, but it would be done in a way that tax rates are not increased. therefore, we believe that would not slow economic growth. i think there's enough on the table if both sides want an agreement, i think john boehner has...
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the house speaker john boehner had an interesting turn of phrase, borrowed it from the post 9/11 world called joblessness under the obama administration the new normal. here what's else he said. >> it's pretty clear the american people are still asking the question where are the jobs? another month of disappointing job gains, it's pretty clear that the american people are hurting, small businesses continue to avert hiring any additional people and it's clear that the policies that we've seen are not working. >> and that line where are the jobs is one that boehner uses pretty much every time he's at the microphone. he did that especially leading up to the last election. he used it so much it became an inside joke in the capital press corps but the joke was on us because the republicans took the majority and he became speaker in large part because voters were asking that question, where are the jobs. >> certainly issue number one, the economy, five months to go before the november 6th election. dana, thank you very much. donald trump isn't the only billionaire backing mitt romney. wealth
the house speaker john boehner had an interesting turn of phrase, borrowed it from the post 9/11 world called joblessness under the obama administration the new normal. here what's else he said. >> it's pretty clear the american people are still asking the question where are the jobs? another month of disappointing job gains, it's pretty clear that the american people are hurting, small businesses continue to avert hiring any additional people and it's clear that the policies that we've...
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boehner and the campaign consultants say no way. it's only once that new republican class comes in in 2011 that he has these 87 tea party freshmen who become his base in the house of representatives. he convinces those guys, you know what, we're going to go big and bold and we're going to go with this new budget. they pass it in 2011. so we haven't had an election in between the period when the republican party embraced paul ryanism and today. so romney is testing this. >> i wonder, following up on that, it's been no secret that the party has not been coales coalescing around mitt romney. i wonder, candy, is this going to make a big difference for mitt romney? >> there were signs that the party was beginning to coalesce around mitt romney. in some sense, you can look at this choice as a way to measure how mitt romney is now currently viewing this race. we started out and we all said what barack obama wants to do is make this a choice election. you can either go his way or mine. when mitt romney started out, he wanted to make this a
boehner and the campaign consultants say no way. it's only once that new republican class comes in in 2011 that he has these 87 tea party freshmen who become his base in the house of representatives. he convinces those guys, you know what, we're going to go big and bold and we're going to go with this new budget. they pass it in 2011. so we haven't had an election in between the period when the republican party embraced paul ryanism and today. so romney is testing this. >> i wonder,...
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even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the way, isn't some -- aren't some of the fights that they're going to have on capitol hill going reflect on his campaign and vice versa? >> normally the republican party is excellent at coalessing at this stage around their guy, but this is not a normal time for the republican party. it is because of people like all the folks who ran in the campaign still very fractured, still divided, and even in boehner's remarks, you could hear when he talked to you -- you could hear a kind of subtext of the problems the gop was having. he talked in there about making government -- he complained that presi
even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the way,...
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. >> bob reich, i was talking to john boehner last week and he said to me -- he had come out with sort of a similar thing to harry reid but it was on the debt ceiling. i'm not going to raise it if you don't give me a cut for every dollar i raise it, the republican line in the sand that they draw, but he was right when he said one thing, which is i don't see why we should wait until the election. and he got me thinking about something because you're going to have november is the election an then this all happens by the end of december and all of a sudden we're goi to get a grand bargain that solves -- >> no. >> yeah. >> it's a lame duck congress after the election, and lame duck congresses are not known historically to do very magnificent things. it's pretty clear john boehner and harry reid are drawing lines in the sand mainly for bargaining advantage. the hope is that with regard to taxes and letting the bush tax cuts maybe go on a little bit longer, particularly for the middle class and that's what the president has wanted and he's stated very specifically, but also avoiding that seq
. >> bob reich, i was talking to john boehner last week and he said to me -- he had come out with sort of a similar thing to harry reid but it was on the debt ceiling. i'm not going to raise it if you don't give me a cut for every dollar i raise it, the republican line in the sand that they draw, but he was right when he said one thing, which is i don't see why we should wait until the election. and he got me thinking about something because you're going to have november is the election...
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maria, is boehner right? by the way, i like first for love, second for money. but is boehner right? is this an up or down referendum on barack obama? if so, is that good or bad for him? >> well, it's not, don. here's where i think boehner, who i think it was an astounding moment of candor, because i think he realizes that mitt romney is not lovable and is not somebody that the voters are going to ever feel passionate about. now, it would be or could be enough if the guy that he was running against, barack obama, wasn't so likable himself. you know, i agree with anna on one thing. there's certainly disappointment from a lot of voters in the fact that this president hasn't been able to do everything that he set out to do four years ago. but they're also giving him, and i've seen this in many polls and in many focus groups that i've been in, they're giving him the benefit of the doubt. these are independent voters. so they understand what he was going up against. they also understand that it's going to take more time. so mitt romney is going to have to offer something a little bit more
maria, is boehner right? by the way, i like first for love, second for money. but is boehner right? is this an up or down referendum on barack obama? if so, is that good or bad for him? >> well, it's not, don. here's where i think boehner, who i think it was an astounding moment of candor, because i think he realizes that mitt romney is not lovable and is not somebody that the voters are going to ever feel passionate about. now, it would be or could be enough if the guy that he was...
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we need a more positive outlook to solve our problems. >> he says, though, speaker boehner, that the american people want solutions and then went on to talk about how republicans were re-elected to the house and that's an indication that they have as much of a mandate as president obama has, which reads to me as stalemate yet again. >> let me tell you why a stalemate is impossible. the cliff. dose december 31st. this was the worst outcome we could dream up. we voted for it. democrats and republicans voted for t why? so the super committee would do its work, but it failed. now we need something more than the super committee. we need to have democrats and republicans in the house and senate working with the president to avoid the cliff, reduce the deficit, cut spending and raise revenue so we can get our fiscal house in order. >> this is months and months of conversation. lay out the vision of what that looks like which, by the way, would be something that both sides agree to. what does it look like? >> simpson bowles. that's what it looks like. 11 of us, of the 18, voted for it, inclu
we need a more positive outlook to solve our problems. >> he says, though, speaker boehner, that the american people want solutions and then went on to talk about how republicans were re-elected to the house and that's an indication that they have as much of a mandate as president obama has, which reads to me as stalemate yet again. >> let me tell you why a stalemate is impossible. the cliff. dose december 31st. this was the worst outcome we could dream up. we voted for it....
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i'm encouraged by what speaker boehner said about revenues. he may have hedged that a little bit in the last 24 hours and may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, but ultimately, republicans are acknowledging which is a good sign that there has to be revenue as part of this deal. same thing on the democratic side -- >> you think it's posture right now, some of this stuff we're hearing? >> i think it's what harry reid said. there's a lot of dancing going on but i think we'll get to the fixing pretty soon. >> gloria, everyone sees the fiscal cliff coming here. how much can congress get done in the lame duck especially if they are only going to give it a week or so? >> you know, that's a big question. look, there are two things to consider here. first of all is the question of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy expiring. the president has said that's going to happen and that's the real stumbling block here before you get even to the larger question of the fiscal cliff. everybody knows in the larger package, everybody wants to do
i'm encouraged by what speaker boehner said about revenues. he may have hedged that a little bit in the last 24 hours and may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, but ultimately, republicans are acknowledging which is a good sign that there has to be revenue as part of this deal. same thing on the democratic side -- >> you think it's posture right now, some of this stuff we're hearing? >> i think it's what harry reid said. there's a lot of dancing going on but i...
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boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the millionaires, but all of this masks the overall point, if you went to a flatter system and added a lot of productivity to it, you could get a lot of the lo loopholes. >> yes, at least the intellectuals of both parties are much closer. corporate tax, they're whether within five points, 20%, that we should eliminate corporate loopholes, make the tax 30%. have a simpler two or three level system. make the rich pay more, but at a lower rate. >> so why doesn't the president talk about closing loopholes? why instead does he choose to put out a number that says i'm punching him? >> i think he spe
boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the...
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boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the millionaires, but all of this masks the overall point, if you went to a flatter system and added a lot of productivity to it, you could get a lot of the loopholes. >> yes, at least the intellectuals of both parties are much closer. corporate tax, they're whether within five points, 20%, that we should eliminate corporate loopholes, make the tax 30%. have a simpler two or three level system. make the rich pay more, but at a lower rate. >> so why doesn't the president talk about closing loopholes? why instead does he choose to put out a number that says i'm punching him? >> i think he spent
boehner couldn't cut the deal with his caucus. >> you need plans on the table. that's where we seem stalled. everyone recognizes we have a problem. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, to this proposal tonight, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> adam, you look at the math and say, okay, look, $5 trillion a year in the middle class and $700 billion for the...
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they're going to have to work. >> john boehner is a dealmaker. he did say in his statement about common ground. mitch mcconnell is, the question is how much is he going to use the filibuster. it was abused over the last four years. does that continue in a second obama administration? >> and how much john boehner and mitch mcconnell -- >> can i read something donald trump -- have you been following him? you should follow him. he's out of his mind. >> i can't. >> briefly. >> it's like somebody attacked him, except it's not. >> he is completely over the edge. i got to read some of these. he says this, the house of representatives shouldn't give anything to obama unless he terminates obama care. electoral college is a disaster for democracy. this election is a total sham and a travesty. we are not a democracy. let's fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice. the world is laughing at us. then he called for a march on washington. >> the world is actually laughing at him. >> he can't march anywhere. >> -- million dollars -- >> world r
they're going to have to work. >> john boehner is a dealmaker. he did say in his statement about common ground. mitch mcconnell is, the question is how much is he going to use the filibuster. it was abused over the last four years. does that continue in a second obama administration? >> and how much john boehner and mitch mcconnell -- >> can i read something donald trump -- have you been following him? you should follow him. he's out of his mind. >> i can't. >>...
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obama scoffs at speaker boehner. i think it's sort of a bromance gone bad and they sort of both feel frustrated they could have had this legacy making deal. >> james, it is interesting to see the style of president obama. we sort of saw it in this documentary. do you think if he is re-elected that there will be much more change? there will be more back slapping? there would be more kind of outreach? >> i don't know. a guy you sort of -- i think the outreach -- he'll talk to people or something like that. as you saw him at 6:30, he like, to go be his family. now maybe his daughters, they pointed out in the piece, or the documentary i guess you'd call it, will be older. but he may engage in some of that. but by and large, he's a guy that's not a kind of back slapping kind of politician. he's very engaged. he worked har he knows that's not his thing. >> as you listened to president obama talk about change on congress if he's re-elected, do you see any change in the republican congress if he's re-elected, in terms of the
obama scoffs at speaker boehner. i think it's sort of a bromance gone bad and they sort of both feel frustrated they could have had this legacy making deal. >> james, it is interesting to see the style of president obama. we sort of saw it in this documentary. do you think if he is re-elected that there will be much more change? there will be more back slapping? there would be more kind of outreach? >> i don't know. a guy you sort of -- i think the outreach -- he'll talk to people...
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>> the question is is, what is speaker boehner saying? he really talking about a balanced approach or what he used to talk about and republicans have claimed, which is another round of tax breaks for wealthy people will somehow trickle down, magically boost the economy so much that it will pay for itself and not increase the deficit. we know that doesn't work. and if that's what speaker boehner's talking about, then really, it's not going anywhere. now, if he's talking about what we call genuine budget revenue, that's a different story and if that's the case, i'd love to see his proposal. the president has put his on the table for revenue. let's see speaker boehner's propo proposal. he wants to do this in the open. let's see it. >> of course, he and the president had a deal and fingers can point all kinds of ways, but that failed. let's hope they can. but who's going to take the lead in negotiations on your side? is it going to be somebody who has been rather polarizing like nancy pelosi or someone else? >> during the talks between the sp
>> the question is is, what is speaker boehner saying? he really talking about a balanced approach or what he used to talk about and republicans have claimed, which is another round of tax breaks for wealthy people will somehow trickle down, magically boost the economy so much that it will pay for itself and not increase the deficit. we know that doesn't work. and if that's what speaker boehner's talking about, then really, it's not going anywhere. now, if he's talking about what we call...
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the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have that, you know, once in a lifetime conversation -- >> there is plenty of blame to go around for the downgrading of the u.s. credit rating which is significant, but who deserves more of that blame? >> look, if you -- and they talk about this in the white house. if the -- if we default on our debt, if the economy tanks, it's going to be in the -- and we have a recession or god knows something worse, in the history books, it's going to be called the obama era recession, depression, economic collapse stagnation, however you label it. >> why couldn't he work his will like other presidents, like reagan
the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have...
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house speaker john boehner says you don't have to vote for mitt romney. he just wants you to vote against president obama. i spoke earlier with democratic strategist maria cardona and republican strategist anna navarro about it. in remarks wroted by roll call, boehner told the republican audience, the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. 90% of the people that show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and they are going to vote for or against barack obama. i first asked republican, anna, if that quote worried her. >> it doesn't worry me at all. i think the man is absolutely right. you know, look, the first time you marry for love, the second time you marry for money. you know, we fell in love with barack obama four years ago. this country fell in love with barack obama. the young, charismatic leader. it was all about hope and change. well, four years later we're in cope and wait. unemployment's been at -- over 8% for 41 months. i think people have fallen out of love with barack obama. i don't
house speaker john boehner says you don't have to vote for mitt romney. he just wants you to vote against president obama. i spoke earlier with democratic strategist maria cardona and republican strategist anna navarro about it. in remarks wroted by roll call, boehner told the republican audience, the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. 90% of the people that show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and they are going to vote for...
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if john boehner is back as speaker of the house, and mitch mcconnell, whether he's the republican leader or majority of the house or senate, these are guys who for 20-plus years have been deal makers. they will come to the table looking to do business because they're americans just like the president is an american. the second is, what's the composition of the congress, number one? how big is the president's win on election day. if he wins with 51% of the vote, that's not a great mandate. if he wins with 275 electoral votes, just over the 270 needed to win, that will be a huge factor in his leverage here. the president understands. the leaders in congress understand. you're just talking about the next four years. there will be some hiccups in the health care plan. some things will prove to be wildly more successful than they thought, others will be problems. will they have the bipartisan spirit to fix it? the chinese gdp will catch up to the u.s. gdp in that second term. the next president will have to deal with the china challenge as well as all the global economic challenges. >> agood
if john boehner is back as speaker of the house, and mitch mcconnell, whether he's the republican leader or majority of the house or senate, these are guys who for 20-plus years have been deal makers. they will come to the table looking to do business because they're americans just like the president is an american. the second is, what's the composition of the congress, number one? how big is the president's win on election day. if he wins with 51% of the vote, that's not a great mandate. if he...
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i mean, john boehner has been actively campaigning with mitt romney. he was at an event with mitt romney not long ago here in ohio. you know, john boehner is an incredibly important piece of this ohio republican family and we couldn't be prouder to have him as speaker of the house. >> okay. matt borges, thank you very much for us from ohio. with that, we have a lot more for you this hour. roll it. >>> in his last u.n. speech as president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad tells the world or at least those who will list than his country is going to fight. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> home prices may be going up, but the buyers aren't who you think. >>> plus -- >> the meat hook was there. they said rebels tortured and hanged people here. >> this scene inside a syrian town where the killings don't stop. >>> and he's part of the west memphis three. once on death row, now free. i'll speak live with damian eccles about his life inside a maximum security prison. ♪ leaving my homeland ♪ playing a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by nigh
i mean, john boehner has been actively campaigning with mitt romney. he was at an event with mitt romney not long ago here in ohio. you know, john boehner is an incredibly important piece of this ohio republican family and we couldn't be prouder to have him as speaker of the house. >> okay. matt borges, thank you very much for us from ohio. with that, we have a lot more for you this hour. roll it. >>> in his last u.n. speech as president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad tells the...
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a little boehner and ochocinco. never thought i would be talking about both of them in the same sentence. >>> wolf blitzer is standing by in jacksonville, florida. you were tweeting you were tweaking some questions. we're just a few hours away here. >> i know, but there's always last-minute tweaking, depending on what's happening during the course of the day, so we're refining them we have a limited amount of time, but we want to make sure every second is used smartly. just posted a little blog how this -- what i'm going through in terms of my own mind on this third rep debate i'm moderating. i feel sort of blessed you have this opportunity to do these kinds of debate. only four candidates left when i first started in tampa. you remember a few months ago eight candidates, and then eight candidates, four finalists. we'll see what happens. right now the focus of the attention on this debate, substantive important questions on the most important issues facing the american public. >> and then there were four on the stag
a little boehner and ochocinco. never thought i would be talking about both of them in the same sentence. >>> wolf blitzer is standing by in jacksonville, florida. you were tweeting you were tweaking some questions. we're just a few hours away here. >> i know, but there's always last-minute tweaking, depending on what's happening during the course of the day, so we're refining them we have a limited amount of time, but we want to make sure every second is used smartly. just...
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john boehner and mitt romney could not be more different. john boehner came from a very modest, to put it mildly, background. he talked about sweeping and mopping the floor in his father's bar, he was a bartender, put himself through college. and up against mitt romney, that certainly is a very different background. as you know, mitt romney's father had a privileged background and also wept on to make multimillions of dollars. and i did ask him about whether he thought that would be a problem for mitt romney as he moved forward. the short answer is no, he didn't think that romney's wealth would get in the way of people's voting for him. his explanation for that is pretty interesting. >> i also want to talk to you about osama bin laden. it's hard to believe but it's been nearly one year since he's been killed. is the white house still worried about al qaeda? i know you're going to be talking about the president's top counterterrorism adviser on the show today. >> yes, john brennan is with us today, the president's adviser and top security adv
john boehner and mitt romney could not be more different. john boehner came from a very modest, to put it mildly, background. he talked about sweeping and mopping the floor in his father's bar, he was a bartender, put himself through college. and up against mitt romney, that certainly is a very different background. as you know, mitt romney's father had a privileged background and also wept on to make multimillions of dollars. and i did ask him about whether he thought that would be a problem...
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. >> reporter: but so did republican john boehner. >> i continue to feel confident about house republicans' chances of holding on to the majority. >> reporter: republicans have 242 seats to the democrats' 193. so democrats need a net gain of 25 to win a majority. >> there's little doubt that the republicans will control the house again after november. they'll probably suffer very minimal losses if they suffer losses at all. >> liberty yes, tyranny no. >> reporter: for republicans, obamacare is still front and center, along with the economy. democrats have tried to link republicans to vice presidential hopeful's paul ryan's plans to turn medicare into a voucher plan, something democrats say would be disastrous for seniors. republicans believe they've neutralized that message by arguing obamacare hurts seniors by slashing medicare. redistricting will have a bill impact representing republicans. >> for the most part, republicans because they made such overwheming gains not only in congress but in state the legislatures last the year, they were able to control the rezrigting processes in a lot
. >> reporter: but so did republican john boehner. >> i continue to feel confident about house republicans' chances of holding on to the majority. >> reporter: republicans have 242 seats to the democrats' 193. so democrats need a net gain of 25 to win a majority. >> there's little doubt that the republicans will control the house again after november. they'll probably suffer very minimal losses if they suffer losses at all. >> liberty yes, tyranny no. >>...
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>> we're doing our job, don. >> here's what boehner said. the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. 95% of the people what show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and vote for or against barack obama. anna. ever heard the speaker of the house say that about his party's nominee? does that worry you at all? >> it doesn't worry me at all. i think the man is absolutely right. and you know, the first time you marry for love, the second time you marry for money. we fell in love with barack obama four years ago. this country fell in love with barack obama. the young, charismatic leader. four years later, we're no hope and wait. unemployment's been at over 8% for over 41 months. i don't need to fall no love with mitt romney. i just need for unemployment numbers to fall. if we're looking for love, we can go on math.com. for a president, it's an entirely different thing. >> i think the concern is passion with actually going to the voting booth. going to the polls. you have to be, we use t
>> we're doing our job, don. >> here's what boehner said. the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. 95% of the people what show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and vote for or against barack obama. anna. ever heard the speaker of the house say that about his party's nominee? does that worry you at all? >> it doesn't worry me at all. i think the man is absolutely right. and you know, the first time you marry for...
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just a little while ago she caught up with john boehner. what did you ask him about? >> reporter: he's going to be here on the convention floor. he's going to be speaking at 7:00 tonight. he's also the permanent chair of this convention. he also is a top republican who has in the past few weeks said something quite interesting about mitt romney. he said something along the lines of you don't have to love him to vote for him. he believes the electorate that people will vote against president obama. i asked what he thinks about mitt romney and his likeability factor. >> the point i was trying to make is make me fall in love with mitt romney. i said this election is about a referendum on the president's economic policies. that's the point i was making. this is an election about the economy and jobs. as a result i think our team has done a great job. >> you talk to his advisors. he does have a pob when it comes to the empathy factor and favorability. is that a problem? >> he's a very shy guy. he doesn't like to talk about himself. that's who he is. i've known mitt romney
just a little while ago she caught up with john boehner. what did you ask him about? >> reporter: he's going to be here on the convention floor. he's going to be speaking at 7:00 tonight. he's also the permanent chair of this convention. he also is a top republican who has in the past few weeks said something quite interesting about mitt romney. he said something along the lines of you don't have to love him to vote for him. he believes the electorate that people will vote against...
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stewart posed for pictures with the republican speaker, john boehner. john king is a nascar truck driver, won a race in february. >> a great game like somebody else. >> he promised me. we are going to take a spin. >> you will have to have video of that. i'm sure we will see it here on cnn. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now.
stewart posed for pictures with the republican speaker, john boehner. john king is a nascar truck driver, won a race in february. >> a great game like somebody else. >> he promised me. we are going to take a spin. >> you will have to have video of that. i'm sure we will see it here on cnn. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now.
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boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the speaker says he is relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio from where he is from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes from mitt romney. >>> a new poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by five points in iowa. the des moines register survey finds the president ahead of romney 47% to 42%. iowa, which is considered a part of the president's so-called midwest firewall, has just six electoral votes, but losing the state would complicate romney's path to victory. >>> new jersey voters displaced by superstorm sandy will be able to cast their ballots by e-mail. the state is also allowing residents to vote at their county clerk's office. the deadline for ballots is still 8:00 p.m. tuesday. those are your headlines. campaign 2012 began a long time ago, but how will we know when it's over? >> it could be over before we even get to the central time zone. >> but, first, we look at the last 48 hours of this campaign with former republican chairman haley barbour, democrat
boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the speaker says he is relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio from where he is from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes from mitt romney. >>> a new poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by five points in iowa. the des moines register survey finds the president ahead of romney 47% to 42%. iowa, which is considered a part of the president's so-called midwest firewall, has just six electoral votes, but...
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>> boehner is dead right. and so is harry reid. we need to do this before the election and not mess around with shifting money from one side of the sequestration ledger to the other. that's a waste of time. now, of course the problem is that boehner and reid could end up like thelma and louise, they end up choosing death over compromise. >> you sure? >> yeah. yeah. >> that was going out in a blaze of glory. of course, it ended in a fiery pit on the ground. harry and john are heading at high speed for america's great fiscal cliff. and the problem is that we, the people, are in the backseat. outfront tonight, a man who has made this the cause of his life, david walker, ceo of comeback america initiative. good to have you with us. david walker, let me just start with you. you have some really terrifying numbers here. first of all, you have a number for our overall debt obligations which makes the $15.7 trillion formal debt number look like peanuts, and you note our financial hole in this country is growing at the mere rate of $10 mill
>> boehner is dead right. and so is harry reid. we need to do this before the election and not mess around with shifting money from one side of the sequestration ledger to the other. that's a waste of time. now, of course the problem is that boehner and reid could end up like thelma and louise, they end up choosing death over compromise. >> you sure? >> yeah. yeah. >> that was going out in a blaze of glory. of course, it ended in a fiery pit on the ground. harry and john...
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and let's not forget, last summer, he sat at the table with john boehner and said he was willing to go somewhere on entitlement cuts. politically, i guess it's impossible for him to say certain things last night. it's easy for him to talk about taxing millionaires. everyone likes that. but some of the other things that would get us there. simpson bowles, helps the the wealthy, but not something people want to hear. he didn't want to touch the things that are kryptonite. >> remember, the goal here isn't just equity or fairness. it's to deal with our deficit and debt. the question is how you get there. it's going to take pain. politicians are so pain averse. they're willing to demagogue the debt, but then run waway in the other direction. especially on social security. >> the president did intimidate to john boehner last summer, he was will on entitlement cut. >> you need plans on the table. the question is whether we're going to find the the political will. right now is a great opportunity for tax reform. from the romney tax returns, let's get a fair, flatter tax system in place. >> ada
and let's not forget, last summer, he sat at the table with john boehner and said he was willing to go somewhere on entitlement cuts. politically, i guess it's impossible for him to say certain things last night. it's easy for him to talk about taxing millionaires. everyone likes that. but some of the other things that would get us there. simpson bowles, helps the the wealthy, but not something people want to hear. he didn't want to touch the things that are kryptonite. >> remember, the...
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we wonder how close president obama and house speaker john boehner came to achieving a grand bargain. to stephen's point, what blame does president obama hold for doing this, presenting budgets and ideas he knows are nonstarters and paul ryan presenting deals we know are nonstarters. everybody has good points, as stephen says, and they are all nonstarters. what do we do about this? >> first americans need to have an election. i don't think this is a technocratic issue at the moment. i don't think you had a group of economists in a room they could come up with an idea that would suit everybody. i think it's a profound question. big governments with welfare states. let's talk about german or sweden or canada that have generous welfare states and a balanced fiscally disciplined rating. smaller countries balancing budget. it's not a left, right thing. they have different approaches. americans are going to decide, it's simple. pay higher taxes and can you have more government support for the elderly, children, education for infrastructure. if you don't want to pay taxes, you're not going t
we wonder how close president obama and house speaker john boehner came to achieving a grand bargain. to stephen's point, what blame does president obama hold for doing this, presenting budgets and ideas he knows are nonstarters and paul ryan presenting deals we know are nonstarters. everybody has good points, as stephen says, and they are all nonstarters. what do we do about this? >> first americans need to have an election. i don't think this is a technocratic issue at the moment. i...
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you're saying to me it's mainly president obama's fault, not john boehner's, not the the m a republicans? >> i think it's the whole system. i think republicans don't quite get how to be clever. and there are things they could do to break up the impasse. and the president has no skills -- >> what should they be doing? >> if i was the republicans, i would be finding bills that fit my value. there's a bill that provides offshore gas in virginia. the republicans ought to pass it. send it to the senate. make harry reid look at two of his own members. and i would look for ways to break up the logjam. >> do people underestimate you, do you think? there are people who are now saying, it's all over again. do nay underestimate you? >> i love the capacity of washington pundits to be sort of serially wrong. they're wrong and come back and then they're wrong. they're still pundits. they're wrong and come back and they're wrong. and i think at some point, many, many years ago, meg greenfield was then the editor of "the washington post" sate, it's amazing how many people who are wrong this saturday or
you're saying to me it's mainly president obama's fault, not john boehner's, not the the m a republicans? >> i think it's the whole system. i think republicans don't quite get how to be clever. and there are things they could do to break up the impasse. and the president has no skills -- >> what should they be doing? >> if i was the republicans, i would be finding bills that fit my value. there's a bill that provides offshore gas in virginia. the republicans ought to pass it....
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catherine in zarkz "he'll finally tell john boehner to go to hell." to see more go to our web site, cnn.com, or our facebook page. >>> unbelievable security video. a dog stuck on the wrong side of the elevator door. we're going to show you what happened. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. will be giving away passafree copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> stop what you're doing. check out this upcoming video. cnn's jeanne moos has a story on a dog stuck on the wrong side of the elevator doors. >> reporter: no wonder some dogs drag their feet and everything else when faced with an elevator. watch what happened to filo earlier this month in chicago. the bulldog mix came home from her walk, and her owner stepped into the elevator. but filo paused, distracted by a woman in the lobby. the owner, who wished to remain unide
catherine in zarkz "he'll finally tell john boehner to go to hell." to see more go to our web site, cnn.com, or our facebook page. >>> unbelievable security video. a dog stuck on the wrong side of the elevator door. we're going to show you what happened. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense....
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oddly enough speaker boehner and the president were together today for a belated st. patrick's day celebration on capitol hill. boehner joked that the president might join in the singing that was going on, but the president did not. john? >> speaker also said sorry, no al green, mr. president. >> he went on, he kept going and going, they were having a little bit of fun. >> the irish music not his comfort zone. that's okay. kate see you in a little bit. >>> coming up new exit poll information from illinois. gloria borger joins me to run the numbers. >>> plus the developments into the investigation of shooting of trayvon martin. i'll speak with the florida congresswoman who represents his district. >> no one has been arrested. it means he still has a permit and still have a gone. gun. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities
oddly enough speaker boehner and the president were together today for a belated st. patrick's day celebration on capitol hill. boehner joked that the president might join in the singing that was going on, but the president did not. john? >> speaker also said sorry, no al green, mr. president. >> he went on, he kept going and going, they were having a little bit of fun. >> the irish music not his comfort zone. that's okay. kate see you in a little bit. >>> coming up...
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john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy win for democrats. and so there will be lots of democrats who are willing to play a little bit of chicken here and house republicans know that. look, obama and boehner came very close to a dole that would have raised $800 million in revenue last time. obama has a stronger hand to play. boehner is a negotiator. obama doesn't have to campaign for re-election. i would expect one set of -- a can kicking for the next six months and then some sort of deal. we're talking about this as a status quo election. in a sense, it is. but the status quo is favorable
john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy...
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i don't see that with obama and boehner, for example. let's come back after the break and discus why he can't do that. odpppz >>> back now with jerry springer. i know you don't actually tweet yourself, people do it for you. it says springer is spitting hot fire. >> i apologize. >> if you want to join in the debate, it's @piersmorgan. tell me, why is barack obama not smarter in his dealing with the republicans to get through more of what he wants to get through. bill clinton is better at it, there's no doubt about that. >> times have changed and there's a structural reason why times have changed. obviously with the begin of course cable news 15 years ago or whatever, we started to become more polarized. here's what the structural problem is. every ten years under the constitution, in every state, they have to draw new congressional lines and it's drawn up by the politicians oof that state. obviously every congressman or every state legislaor wants to draw lines that make sure they'll get re-elected. the result is
i don't see that with obama and boehner, for example. let's come back after the break and discus why he can't do that. odpppz >>> back now with jerry springer. i know you don't actually tweet yourself, people do it for you. it says springer is spitting hot fire. >> i apologize. >> if you want to join in the debate, it's @piersmorgan. tell me, why is barack obama not smarter in his dealing with the republicans to get through more of what he wants to...
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we also heard this in john boehner. having a problem with that. we also heard comments for eric cantor. do we have the eric cantor comments? >> we just listened to the president say that the private sector is doing fine. my question would be to the president, "are you kidding?" did he see the job numbers that came out last week. >> now mitt romney also made comments about cutting jobs for firemen, policemen, and teachers, saying we don't need to hire more government workers. he didn't specifically say we should cut those jobs, but he did say that president obama wants to hire more jobs for -- wants to hire more firemen, more policemen, and more teachers. the white house is clearly aware that the comments they made have been fine. they had the president come out later and clarify his remarks. >> the economy is not doing fine. there are too many people out of work. the housing market is still weak and too many homes underwater. >> to be fair when president obama took office, the economy was in the basement. it's true. more than 4 million jobs were c
we also heard this in john boehner. having a problem with that. we also heard comments for eric cantor. do we have the eric cantor comments? >> we just listened to the president say that the private sector is doing fine. my question would be to the president, "are you kidding?" did he see the job numbers that came out last week. >> now mitt romney also made comments about cutting jobs for firemen, policemen, and teachers, saying we don't need to hire more government...
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speaker boehner couldn't sell it with his tea party caucus back in the house. >> but, you know, we kind of are where we are -- >> the president showed over and over again he's willing to reach back. >> the question, i guess, is for the states does this then threaten you when you look at it -- you all actually have economies that are doing quite well, both of you, but does it make you worry -- >> that's right. >> -- about sending the economy in your states and elsewhere back down? >> you better believe it does, and i think the same is true of governor mcdonnell. >> governor mcdonnell? >> yeah, i think we both agree. it's a bipartisan failure that we got to the point where we're at, where we're running up this much national debt, but this president, $5.2 trillion in new national debt, we need to be able to cut spending, and $1.2 trillion in sequestration, candy, honestly with the american people, that's not enough. that's not even one year of deficit spending, and those cuts are over ten years. so we've got to cut more. to do it in this reckless way where the defense department doesn't ha
speaker boehner couldn't sell it with his tea party caucus back in the house. >> but, you know, we kind of are where we are -- >> the president showed over and over again he's willing to reach back. >> the question, i guess, is for the states does this then threaten you when you look at it -- you all actually have economies that are doing quite well, both of you, but does it make you worry -- >> that's right. >> -- about sending the economy in your states and...
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i don't see that with obama and boehner, for example. let's come back after the break and discus why he can't do that. we're at walmart with anita and her son brian. they buy all their groceries right here, but let me ask you, did you ever think of walmart for a smartphone? no. let me show you something. walmart has the latest technology on the biggest networks. i mean look at these smartphones. whoah! will you show them? absolutely. we've got great 4g lte smartphones like this droid razr by motorola from verizon. wow verizon? you bet. you love the price. he loves the phone. let's dance! get unlimited talk, unlimited text and shareable data with verizon's new share everything plan. and now get the droid razr by motorola from verizon for only $89.88 on america's fastest 4g network. now at walmart. on america's fastest 4g network. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. it's something you're born with. and inspires the things you choose to do. you do what y
i don't see that with obama and boehner, for example. let's come back after the break and discus why he can't do that. we're at walmart with anita and her son brian. they buy all their groceries right here, but let me ask you, did you ever think of walmart for a smartphone? no. let me show you something. walmart has the latest technology on the biggest networks. i mean look at these smartphones. whoah! will you show them? absolutely. we've got great 4g lte smartphones like this droid razr by...
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cincinnati area, hamilton county, board of elections, and this is a central part of ohio where john boehner is from, and set the scene for us there, dana where the polls have just closed. >> that is right, southwest ohio is crucial, and this particular county, hamilton county is one to watch, because it is not only a swing county, but a swing county in a swing state, and one of the most important counties to watch in the general election, but also for the republican primary. we want the show you and the viewers what we will show you later as they get the ball lots coming in in about 45 minutes, but this is a room where they are going to be counting the ballots, and they are going to be feeding some of it will be electronic, if you can look in here, there is a card reader, where they will get information in there and zip it in and go to the computer, and later, wolf, we will take you back to the director of the board of elections, and we are going to try to get the realtime vote results, as they are getting it here, wolf. >> dana, that is interesting, because it is going to be a close race,
cincinnati area, hamilton county, board of elections, and this is a central part of ohio where john boehner is from, and set the scene for us there, dana where the polls have just closed. >> that is right, southwest ohio is crucial, and this particular county, hamilton county is one to watch, because it is not only a swing county, but a swing county in a swing state, and one of the most important counties to watch in the general election, but also for the republican primary. we want the...
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boehner and obama, they were this close to having an agreement inside the republican caucus. this is less well known. this is less well known. inside the republican caucus ryan was, well, along with eric cantor and other conservative members were telling boehner, we don't like this agreement. let's take this issue to the american people, win the election, and institute our budget in 2013. >> so no agreement so that the president doesn't get re-elected. >> that was his arguments. that was paul ryan's argument. he is not known as someone who is forging bipartisan consensus. he is known as someone who is deeply conservative, has very set ideas about the budget, and wants his ideas to prevail. nothing wrong with that, but there's no reason to assume that he is -- if he is vice president, is he going to be good at building bridges to the other party. >> the record shows votes very much along his party lines. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> all right. don't go anywhere. we'll be back with you. coming up next, the hometown that shaped a world view. janesville, wisconsin, home of paul
boehner and obama, they were this close to having an agreement inside the republican caucus. this is less well known. this is less well known. inside the republican caucus ryan was, well, along with eric cantor and other conservative members were telling boehner, we don't like this agreement. let's take this issue to the american people, win the election, and institute our budget in 2013. >> so no agreement so that the president doesn't get re-elected. >> that was his arguments....
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both boehner and mitch mcconnell said taxes will simply not go up, period. >> bu i think you're missing the second part of the sentence which is they're willing to consider new revenue. there are lots of ways, in that old expression, to skin a cat. i thought john boehner the other day was quite emphatic in saying we are open to new revenues under the right framework. dave gergen is absolutely correct. i think this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get to the grand bargain in the so-called lame duck session of the congress. but i think you can scrape together enough to avoid sequestration and avoid the fiscal cliff or fiscal slope. remember, they have to come up with only about $100 billion. i know that sounds weird. but $100 billion to set that aside. between spending cuts and perhaps some loophole closures i think they can raise it. but you can't confuse that with a long-term deal. >> john podesta, does the math work, though, which is if you close deductions for the wealthy people can you raise enough revenue? i think that's the fundamental question
both boehner and mitch mcconnell said taxes will simply not go up, period. >> bu i think you're missing the second part of the sentence which is they're willing to consider new revenue. there are lots of ways, in that old expression, to skin a cat. i thought john boehner the other day was quite emphatic in saying we are open to new revenues under the right framework. dave gergen is absolutely correct. i think this is a two-step deal. i think it's too ambitious with too little time to get...
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boehner told them not to. he told the guys in the house, before he was the speaker of the house, he told his caucus, no, we're not embracing ryan's ideas. >> especially on medicare. >> at that time, social security was on the table. 2011, all these new guys come in, 87 house freshman and become the core ryan supporters. he has these guys into his office and he does these power point briefings with them and convinces them to embrace his ideas. in 2011, the ryan budget passes. so we haven't had an election yet that tests whether these ideas are palatable to the public. >> so it's a risky move for mitt romney is what you're saying? >> so it's risky, bold, daring. >> i think you're right. here's a statement from president george bush. this is a strong pick. governor romney is serious about confronting the long-term challenges facing america, and paul ryan will help him solve the difficult issues that must be addressed for future generations. this vice president, potential vice president, is he someone that will wo
boehner told them not to. he told the guys in the house, before he was the speaker of the house, he told his caucus, no, we're not embracing ryan's ideas. >> especially on medicare. >> at that time, social security was on the table. 2011, all these new guys come in, 87 house freshman and become the core ryan supporters. he has these guys into his office and he does these power point briefings with them and convinces them to embrace his ideas. in 2011, the ryan budget passes. so we...
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neither did republican house speaker john boehner today. >> the president has made clear he's not going to use this horrific event to push for new
neither did republican house speaker john boehner today. >> the president has made clear he's not going to use this horrific event to push for new
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we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't change. he very much believes that temporary fix does not work. in particular because you're talking about a lame duck congress. but i have to give you a little bit of information that diedra walsh and i got on a conference call that the superb just wrpea wrapped up with his republican conference or caucus. he was starting out the call, we're told, really trying to buck them up, saying that we're not going to give in on our principles, that we, the house republicans are the firewall between the republican -- the democrats and the senate and -- i'll stop talki
we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't...